Hemodynamic instability secondary to adrenal insufficiency in a major burn patient

Burns

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 270-272

  Nácul, Flávio E ^a,b   Jardim, Allex ^a   MacCord, Flávio ^a   Penido, Carmen ^b   Gomes, Marcelo V ^a  

^a Intensive Care Unit   (Brazil)

^b Center for Clinical Research   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Burn; Hemodynamic instability

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INFUSION FLUID; STEROID;

ACCIDENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DISEASE COURSE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; STEROID THERAPY;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BURNS; FLUID THERAPY; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036243068     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(01)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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